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G. HORNECKER BOX Filed Jani 14 .51.924 3 Sheets-Sheet. 1

G. HORNECKER BOX 3 Sheets-Shea t. 2

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Application med. January 14, 19241. Seia Ho.

To all. whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE; HORNECKER, a citizen 0f the United States.and a resident of Elmhurst, 'Queens' County, New York, h-ave invented anImprovement in Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This, invention relates to boxes, and with regard to certain morespecific features, to

a cardboard box that can be made from al one-piece blank.

Among the several objects of the invention may. be no-ted the provisionof a. simple and. inexpensive box for counter' use; the provision of aself-supporting box yadapted to advertise effectively its contents andat the same time to protect its contents againstl shoplifters; and theprovision of a container of this type which can 'be made from a,one-piece blank'. Other objects will be in part obvious and in partpointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction.combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which areexemplified in the description hereinafter in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and the scope of the application of which will beindicated in the following claims.

n the' accompanying. drawings, in which are illustrated two of variouspossible em bodiments of the invention,

. F ig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form; t l Fig. 2 is aplan of the blank 'from which Fig. l is made;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of Fig. 1;,

Fig. 4 is a central transverse sect-ion on the line --t of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan of a modification. showing the box prior to bending;

Fig. Gis a side elevation o'l Fig. 5; and

F ig. 7 is a front elevation of the box shown in Fig. 5, when the vboxis in display position.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of `the drawings.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4; of the accompanyingdrawings, there is illustrated a box formed of a single sheet 1 (Fig.'2) of suitable material such as patent coated solid manila.

-Whenthe box is in display' positiom,ther front 3- preferably carrie'ssuitable adver t-ising` indicia, and may. have an ornamentalcontigurationy along` the top 5. Both the front part 7 and thel rear.part 9 (Fig. l) may be used as a receptacle or container for goods.preferably the goods advertised on the front surface 3. .its "lockingdevice (Figs. 2-and 4L). comprises a tongue 11 extending from the frontpart of the device toward the rear portion and having. a bifurcated end13. straddling;` a tongue 15 onv the rear of the box. This lockingdevice., or other suitable means, holds the front and rear portions ofthe boxI at the proper angle relative to each other when the box is indisplay position.

The box is formed Afrom. s one-piece blank l (Eig. Q) as indicatedabove. ln this blank the score lines, for folding purposes, are shown asdotted. and the cnt lines are shownv solid. `The only gluing operationrequired is alongy the flap 19 to join said Hap to the side 21.'

After the box has been glued, and filled with I nerchandise. .the endsmay be closed by folding' inwardly the flaps 23 and closinglthe endelements 25.

A box may be shipped full merchandise7 because the display features ofthe box do not detract fromthe space within the box that` is availablefor merchandise in transit. .it such time the tongues l1 and l5preferably remain in the plane of the respective surfaces 29, 31, fromwhich they are struck.

When the box is in display position (Fig. l), it may still hold muchgoods as it originally did. These goods are effectively displayed bynioans of the legends 3 in co-operation with the ornamental contour ofthe top surface 5. Yet the goods themselves are not displayed lo thecustomer, and are fairly well protected against-shoplifting.Furthermore, the display is as effective with only one or two articlesof merchandise in the box, as it is when the box is full of merchandisc.

ln the modication .shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the front 3 of the box iscut away as at 33, so that a portion of the goods within the front halfof the box is visible to the customer. The cut-awa portion 33 is, hor.ever, preferably of sms.. ler dimensions than los the articles withinthe box, so that a purchaser cannot remove an article from the box bypulling it through the cut-away portion 33. For exam'ple, if the articleWithin the box'has a length 'substantially equal to the Width of the box(from left to right in Fig. 5) then enough material is left at eitherside of the cut-away portion 33, so that the artlcle cannot be removedthrough the opening 33. With this type of box, a portion of the articlesthemselves (or their containers) are Adisplayed to the view of thecustomer, and this display together with the legends that may beprovided on the surface 3 (3o-operating with the ornamental vcontourthat may be given to the surface 5, provides an effective display forgoods that are nevertheless protected -fairly well against shoplifting.

The invention is inexpensively constructed and may be shipped flat priorto gluing. It may also be shipped fiat after gluing. The entire insidevolume of the box is available Afor merchandise while the box is intransit, and also While the box is on display; and the goods in the box,while on display, are protected.

The legends on the front may be litho graphed, and may if desiredcontain a rcproduction of thc package in which the articles are sold.This latter feature is particularly available in the form' illustratedin Figs. l to 4 of the drawings.

When the box is packed for shipping the goods, the goods may be retainedin the box, simply by wrapping the box in a paper band. The merchandisein the box stiifens the box for shipping purposes. l

From the above it will be vseen that-thc several object'softhe inventionare attained and other advantageous results achieved.

As many modifications of' the embodiments above illustrated might bemade without departing from the spirit or scope of the' presentinvention. it is intended that the above description and accompanyingdra-wings and claims shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

I claimf l. A box comprising a body adapted to form a box structure, ascore line across one.

face of the box, cuts extending from such score line across the sides ofthe box and across the other face, whereb bel bent at said score line,and a locking device for holding the portions of the box after folding,in proper relative angular position, the front of the box when the boxis in folded angular position being higher than the back scored surface*to thereby protect thc goods within the box, the front of the box beingadapted for advertising-indicia, the goods within the two portions ofthe box when folded being protected against removal through the front ofthe box, the frontl of the box having an opening smaller in'size thanthe units of merchandise Within the box, whereby said units aredirectlydisthe box may played to the purchaser but cannot be re sides ofthe box and across the other face.

whereby the box may be bent at said score line, the cut across said faceAhavin namentalcontour, a locking device or holding the port-ions of thebox after foldingg'in proper relative angular position, -the saidlocking device comprising a bendable tongue struck from said scoredsurface at one side of the first-named score line, and a tonguecooperating with the first tongue and from the portionA of said scoredsurface on the other'side of the first-named score line, and advertisingindicia on the front of the box, the `goods within the two portions ofthe box when in display positionfbeing protected against removal throughthe front of the box.

-In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to'this specification thistenth day 0f January, 1924.

GEORGE HORNECKER.

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